Dark Night of the Soul: Cinema and Transcendence presented by Suranjan Ganguly: Pickpocket

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Michel passes the time by picking pockets, careful to never be caught despite being watched by the police, while he grows closer to a woman who may provide the key to his redemption. Inspired by the novel “Crime and Punishment,” its themes of sin and guilt lead toward deeper spiritual yearning. (Robert Bresson, 1959, France, 1:16, NR)

This film is part of a six-part European film series, presented by Suranjan Ganguly, focuses on the search for spiritual transcendence by people who struggle with faith, conscience, loss and grief. It seeks to define a cinema of interiority in which the subtle nuances of one’s inner life find poetic expression.

CU Professor Emeritus Suranjan Ganguly of the Cinema Studies Department teaches a wide range of international film courses. Former chair of the department and director of the Stan Brakhage Center for Media Arts, he is the founder and curator of the monthly Brakhage Film Series, Celebrating Stan.